MDOC - Pike County Community Work Center (CWC)

Custody/Security Info

The MDOC - Pike County Community Work Center (CWC) is a work release center located in Magnolia, MS. This community center is classified at the lowest custody level for a facility and operates under the supervision of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Like other minimum security prisons or prison camps are comprised of non-secure dormitories which are routinely patrolled by correctional officers, it has its own group toilet and shower area adjacent to the sleeping quarters that contain double bunks and lockers. The prison has a single perimeter fence which is inspected on a regular basis, but has no armed watch towers or roving patrol. There is less supervision and control over inmates in the dormitories and less supervision of inmate movement within the prison than at any other custody level. Inmates assigned to minimum security prisons generally pose the least risk to public safety. The camp is considered the best situation to be in if you have to be incarcerated. Inmates must have less than 10 years on their sentence, be non-violent with a clear disciplinary history to qualify for camp designation. Long term inmates at higher security institutions within the system are incentivized to "work their way down" in the custody levels to be eligible for transfer to the camp. Community work centers are an alternative facility for inmates to finish serving their sentences. At a community work center, inmates routinely perform work for cities, counties, state agencies and charitable organizations as defined by 501(c)3, and are a valuable source of free labor. Examples of work performed include janitorial work, mechanic work and beautification of roadsides. It is common to see MDOC inmates picking up trash on the highways of Mississippi or at city and state parks. MDOC currently has 10 community work centers statewide and each house around 100 inmates. The community work center in Flowood houses all female community work center inmates, which is about 100 inmates. Inmates are drug tested often and failing a drug test is automatic return to an institution. How does an inmate get assigned to a community work center? First, several criteria must be met. They include, but are not limited to: Inmates must be within seven years of their earliest release date Inmates must pass a drug and alcohol test Inmates must be able to physically perform required work Inmates must be free of rule violations for six month In addition, there are several factors that automatically disqualify inmates from community work centers. Inmates convicted of the following charges are disqualified: Escape attempt in the last five years Sex crime convictions Child abuse or crime convictions involving a minor or handicapped person Arson Carrying a concealed weapon Violent or sexual offenses which received a plea bargain to a non-violent crime

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Facility Type

The MDOC - Pike County Community Work Center (CWC) located at 2015 Jesse Hall Rd supervises offenders on probation/parole supervision for numerous types of offenses, with a primary focus of facilitating community safety and working with offenders to rehabilitate their behavior and reintegrate into the community. The Magnolia office also has specialized caseloads/units that address the special supervision needs of sex offender and mentally ill offenders. The Magnolia office continues to research and implement new and more innovative programming/interventions that will help to be even more productive in carrying out the mission of Mississippi Probation and Parole.